Monday Mixtape 004: Fundraising Events, Galas, & Auctions Here’s your Monday Mixtape, a weekly newsletter from CauseVox designed to jumpstart your week, challenge your thinking, and inspire you to keep at it. Each week, we’ll hand-pick must-read articles, thinking, resources, and stories for nonprofit fundraisers and leaders and drop it in your inbox. Have suggestions or questions? Let […]

I’m a huge fan of nonprofits sharing an annual report, but only if it’s crafted the right way. These documents, which are frequently used by both corporations and nonprofits to educate stakeholders about the overall health of the organization, play an important role in educating people about what you’re doing and how you’re doing it. […]

It’s easy to stick with what you know, especially when it comes to fundraising. Traditional methods, such as special event fundraisers, grant writing, and email campaigns are all tried-and-true methods that are sure to bring money into your organization. But times are changing and, if you’re anything like the Asian American Arts Alliance, you’re ready […]

Nearly a quarter of all Americans participate in volunteer opportunities with charitable organizations. Many choose to do volunteer fundraising projects. This is excellent news for your nonprofit. When a person chooses to work with your cause to further your mission, support your programming, and leverage your impact, it means something—they care. One of the greatest […]

Social media is a powerful tool for nonprofits to connect with their community and share their story. However, things are changing (all the time). With an apparent desire to get back to their roots of connecting all of the world’s individuals and building a global community, Facebook alone has announced three significant changes just this […]

Earlier this year, our team decided that this year, we’d prioritize two words “showing up.” CauseVox Live, an event series which includes fireside chats with partners and customers of CauseVox, who are the brightest nonprofit fundraising professionals, thought leaders, and consultants we know, is part of that commitment. Last week, our team packed up and […]

As fundraisers, we have our work cut out for us. While outsiders may think all we do is mix and mingle with our major donors, in reality, fundraising is about building relationships, analyzing data, creating strategies, understanding what’s going on in the world, and adapting to the philanthropic needs of our donor base. When we […]

You’ve worked hard and put forth your best effort to end 2017 on a high note. Now, it’s time to relax and rejuvenate before the springtime fundraising push, right? Not quite. Fellow fundraiser, now is the perfect time to put forth a robust fundraising plan for the upcoming year. So start on that fundraising calendar, […]

Update: In less than 48 hours, over $170,000 has been given in support of Thomas Morstead’s charity, exceeding their campaign goal. View the campaign here. Thomas Morstead, the punter for the New Orleans Saints, had no idea that his persistence and resilience during the New Orleans Saints’ loss in the NFL Divisional match-up with the […]

In January of 2016, the California Auto Museum renewed their lease on a building owned by the city of Sacramento. Their home for the past 30-years, the museum knew that a lease-renewal was a must-have. But there was a problem—the roof. In fact, the roof leaked so badly, they needed a whopping $750,000 to replace […]